Have a Hissy Fit and get an Xbox 360

There’s a way to get an Xbox 360 before Christmas, as long as you’re prepared to dig deep.

Over the past few days, we’ve talked extensively about the Xbox 360 shortage. We’ve told them that EB Games won’t catch up with pre-orders until the new year, that Future Shop has Xbox 360 in expensive “bundles,” and we’ve talked about how eBay sellers are making money online. Well, there is another way to get an Xbox 360 before Christmas, as long as you are prepared to work on it.

Today, while browsing my local Best Buy, I found almost good enough performance for the big screen. A woman was standing in the middle of the electronics section, getting more and more agitated to the point where she actually started crying. At first I couldn’t tell what he was talking about, but then I realized the source of the drama.

The woman had come to Best Buy with the desire to purchase a new Xbox 360 as a gift for her son. But of course, the store sold out days ago. Rather than accept defeat and leaf through, the lady told the electronics clerk that she wanted the one on display. In a calm voice, he explained that the display console was not for sale. It was then that the “water works” began. I’m not just talking about simple sobs; no, this lady was wide-eyed and crying like a newborn.

After about 5 minutes of this, and the inevitable involvement of the store manager, the screen unlocked and the Xbox 360 [http://www.xboxtoday.ca] it was carefully returned to a box and given to the devoted mother.

What can we learn from this? Hissy adapts to work. So if you’ve exhausted all other possibilities and still want your new Xbox 360, we suggest you go to your local dealer and unleash a fit of hysteria the like of the world has never seen. Maybe, just maybe, you’ll get an Xbox 360.